Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Plenty River, major stormwater drain entering Plenty River, downstream of YPL693 ME_YPL694
Date and Time Tuesday 13th April 2010 11:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0.3 7 1030 0.17 8.3 16.4 15.9 10
Weather Cloudy
Last rainfall Last 3 days
Flow estimate Slow but constant
Water Appearance
Stream depth 3.00
Stream width 0.10
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
What has changed since last time you monitored? Large build up of clay soil in pipe has gone- nice clean now, just a little moss at the entrance Other observations: Sampled on water from pipe is not mixing with River until after end of pipe Litter: lots of rubbish on other side of pipe Phosphate and Ammonium tests done at 16.8 degrees Celsius (little cold)

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